prationality's review
3.0
This started out promisingly enough. I liked Ema and I thought it was kind of hilarious that Darian's daughter basically tells him to get over himself and get laid already. Things take a bit of a weird turn when during the role playing Ema is almost eaten alive. Twice.
The one thing that sometimes bothers me about these 1Night Stand stories is that it always feels like I'm playing in a small pool that's attached to a larger ocean. I suppose they're all sort of in the same universe, but the rules seem to vary one to the other. We're not given enough rationale behind why the Agency would pair a (supposedly) human candidate with an Otherworldly one, despite it being against a whole bunch of laws and honestly there's only so much stretch I can give to my disbelief when the author info-dumps about what's wrong with her heroine.
How is it that Ema has gone her entire life without someone questioning things? Why is Darian the first one to say 'Now hold on a second this is odd'?
For a quick romp however the sex is hot and I did like Darian quite a bit. I wish this was longer, so the author could focus more on the build up and less on the 'Insta Lust Just Add Sex' angle. I would have liked to see Darian and Ema explore what exactly her otherworldly senses mean and interact beyond the bedroom.
(originally reviewed for Night Owl Reviews)
The one thing that sometimes bothers me about these 1Night Stand stories is that it always feels like I'm playing in a small pool that's attached to a larger ocean. I suppose they're all sort of in the same universe, but the rules seem to vary one to the other. We're not given enough rationale behind why the Agency would pair a (supposedly) human candidate with an Otherworldly one, despite it being against a whole bunch of laws and honestly there's only so much stretch I can give to my disbelief when the author info-dumps about what's wrong with her heroine.
How is it that Ema has gone her entire life without someone questioning things? Why is Darian the first one to say 'Now hold on a second this is odd'?
For a quick romp however the sex is hot and I did like Darian quite a bit. I wish this was longer, so the author could focus more on the build up and less on the 'Insta Lust Just Add Sex' angle. I would have liked to see Darian and Ema explore what exactly her otherworldly senses mean and interact beyond the bedroom.
(originally reviewed for Night Owl Reviews)
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